CaptureAge in Linux, works in 2026!

captureage.sh

#!/bin/bash
# Reference:
# https://gist.github.com/brodock/be28cd5f7e92387d188a2b429b2ad743
# https://gist.github.com/Kjir/dadb0a2bc1a71aa265cfdbecaf7569b8

set -x
APPID=813780
STEAM_PATH="${HOME}/.steam"
STEAMAPPS="${STEAM_PATH}/root/steamapps"
PROTON_BIN="${STEAMAPPS}/common/Proton 9.0 (Beta)/proton"

export STEAM_COMPAT_CLIENT_INSTALL_PATH="${STEAM_PATH}"
export STEAM_COMPAT_DATA_PATH="${STEAMAPPS}/compatdata/${APPID}"
export WINEPREFIX="${STEAM_COMPAT_DATA_PATH}/pfx"

check_window_version() {
  # This is for debug logs
  export WINEDEBUG=warn+all
  
  # ensure the windows version at least windows 10
  protontricks $APPID winecfg 
}

install_dependencies() {
  protontricks $APPID d3dcompiler_47
}

download() {
# Donwload both:
# https://captureage.com/api/cade/download/prod/latest-setup
# https://captureage.com/api/cade/download/prod/latest
#
# Move to ${WINEPREFIX}/drive_c
  wget https://captureage.com/api/cade/download/prod/latest-setup -o "${WINEPREFIX}/drive_c/CaptureAge\ Setup.exe"
  wget https://captureage.com/api/cade/download/prod/latest -o "${WINEPREFIX}/drive_c/CaptureAge-x64.nsis.7z" 
}

setup() {
  "${PROTON_BIN}" run "${WINEPREFIX}/drive_c/CaptureAge Setup.exe"
}

proton_run() {
  "${PROTON_BIN}" run "${WINEPREFIX}/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Local/Programs/CaptureAge/CaptureAge.exe"
}

wine_run() {
  wine run ${WINEPREFIX}/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Local/Programs/CaptureAge/CaptureAge.exe
}

# check_window_version
install_dependencies
download

setup # run once only
proton_run